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Lampris guttatus, the God Salmon, does not belong to the salmonid family and is therefore not a salmon, but a fish from the order of shiners!
The back of this pretty, large fish is blue with green shading, its belly is silvery, it has opaque whitish spots on the body and especially striking are the deep red fins and is considered oceanodromous.
The fish lives in temperate and temperate waters, it is apparently a solitary fish and mainly an inhabitant of warm waters, but migrates far north during the summer months.
Lampris guttatus is landed as a bycatch, especially frequently with the bait blue whiting (Micromesistius poutassou), and is considered a very excellent food fish.
Despite its size, the fish must reach greater speeds, as fish and squid are among its main foods.
The following species of God salmon are still known:
Lampris immaculatus Gilchrist, 1904
Lampris australensis Underkoffler, Luers, Hyde & Craig, 2018.
Lampris incognitus Underkoffler, Luers, Hyde & Craig, 2018
Lampris megalopsis Underkoffler, Luers, Hyde & Craig, 2018
Synonyms:
Lampris lauta Lowe, 1838
Lampris luna (Gmelin, 1789) (
Lampris regius (Bonnaterre, 1788)
Scomber gunneri Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Scomber pelagicus Gunnerus, 1768
Zeus guttatus Brünnich, 1788
Zeus imperialis Shaw, 1793
Zeus luna Gmelin, 1789
Zeus regius Bonnaterre, 1788
Zeus stroemii Walbaum, 1792
The back of this pretty, large fish is blue with green shading, its belly is silvery, it has opaque whitish spots on the body and especially striking are the deep red fins and is considered oceanodromous.
The fish lives in temperate and temperate waters, it is apparently a solitary fish and mainly an inhabitant of warm waters, but migrates far north during the summer months.
Lampris guttatus is landed as a bycatch, especially frequently with the bait blue whiting (Micromesistius poutassou), and is considered a very excellent food fish.
Despite its size, the fish must reach greater speeds, as fish and squid are among its main foods.
The following species of God salmon are still known:
Lampris immaculatus Gilchrist, 1904
Lampris australensis Underkoffler, Luers, Hyde & Craig, 2018.
Lampris incognitus Underkoffler, Luers, Hyde & Craig, 2018
Lampris megalopsis Underkoffler, Luers, Hyde & Craig, 2018
Synonyms:
Lampris lauta Lowe, 1838
Lampris luna (Gmelin, 1789) (
Lampris regius (Bonnaterre, 1788)
Scomber gunneri Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Scomber pelagicus Gunnerus, 1768
Zeus guttatus Brünnich, 1788
Zeus imperialis Shaw, 1793
Zeus luna Gmelin, 1789
Zeus regius Bonnaterre, 1788
Zeus stroemii Walbaum, 1792
